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The fleet in the Waitemata. // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand

Round North Island (RNI)

RNI 2026 – Start line massive photo gallery

Written by Boating New Zealand

Photos and media by

Roger Mills / Kirsten Thomson / Boating NZ

28 February 2026

Enjoy the start line photos that our team captured today. We have uploaded every photo to the gallery – its raw, real, and exciting!

The start was amazing, and the racing today, with very reasonable winds, is pointing towards a quick first hop up to the Bay of Islands.

Start line of the RNI 2026

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